The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-18

small wound
Now is there any other wound My re-
collection is that the only other one is
one on one Of his shoulders do not re-
member now which. It seemed to have
been struck by some blunt instrument:
made very red and terribly bruised
place.
On which shoulder? / could not tell
either ON one or the other shoulder blade
not between the two; / could not tell which
one.
Do You know what Roderick Gambrelrs
height was 2 No, sir, do not know
Well, about how tall was he2 | do not
know, sir. / would judge him to be about
flve feet ten or eleven inches Might've
| feet eleven; he is a taller man than | am,
and am FIVE feet ten.
Did you know him in his life time? Yes,
| sir
Where did he die? In what county? In
Kinds county.
What judicial district First. Now l
did not see him die; he had died when got
there-there is where found him.
You saw him dead? Yes, sir.
What time did you first see him. 1t was
| ten o'clock
Day or night? Night.
| What night was it Thursday night, the
| 9TH of May.
Some tine after ten clock? Yes, sir
Where did you see him? At the resi-
dence where they brought him.
OF his father? Yes. sir, residence of j.
B. Gambrell, | was told.
Did you hear any of the shots ? Ne, sir,
| was In bed asleep at the time of that
| shooting.
You could not tell anything about what
time 1t occurred? No, sir, except what
somebody else said to me.
| What kind of a night was it 1t was
| bright moonlight night sir.
4 - L. T - Ia
l could see the walk
Very clear, was it? Yes, sir, very bright
when | came up from my house: | do not
| think any street lamps were lit.
About how far could you see man then?
/ could not say, | do not reeolleet seeing
| any men,
1t was shining very bright? Yes sir.
| How far could you distinguish a. mans
| form / could not say, because | did not
notice anybody at a distance to distinguish
| them
How far would Won be able to see car
| riage on that night2 Well, sir, | do not
know; it depends upon the circumstances.
In straight street | might have seen one
two or three hundred yards. | do not
| think | saw carriage on the street that
night. went from nv house directly to
the bridge where Mr. Gambrell was.
No one delivered you the weapons that
night? No. SIR.
Never saw them before they were hand
ed to the Jury No, sir.
Was anybody arrested that night? No
sir, none that know of.
Was any affidavit sworn out? None be-
fore me-
What time was the first affidavit made ?
| think it was on the 6th or 9th; I have
got the affidavit, it will show.
When did you summon the jury of in
Iqnest2 just as soon as | got to the house.
Mr.. MCGOWAN summoned them l think.
about ten or eleven o'clock
That night Yes, sir, right away.
What time did they commence proceed
ings? could not tell you. Just as soon
as they could get ready.
| Somewhere near midnight Yes, sir.
Did they continue on during the night:
Yes. sir, kent on until next morning, just
| about sun up.
Where did the jury of inquest sit? In
the house Of Mr. Gambrell
Where The body lay? Yes, sir. Next
morning we were back there about nine
! o'clock. | believe it was little after nine
we were to get back there at nine. We
J were part of the time in the room where
the body lay, and part of the time in the
parlor. After dinner some one of the fam
lily asked me to move to my Office on account
of people coming in there and disturb ms
them so much. We moved and went on il
my office.
DO you know any other material matter
to this case? | do not
Cross examination.-Did this (the pistol
have the shells in it when it was handed Il
, yon? Yes SIR
They are in there? They are in there
J now Slip it back ON this side and you viii
find them all in there.
When it was handed to you all the shells
} had been exploded? Yes, sir. 1t was hand
ed to me in just exactly the same shape IL
which il is now except that there was
} a great deal more blood on it.
The Smith and Wesson pistol had all the
, shells exploded, also? Yes, sir.
) On which side of the knee did you say
: that wound was? | said on the outside.
The right knee? Yes, sir, | think so.
The wound in the face: went in at the
cheek and came out behind the ear? Yes
sir, it went in somewhere in the left side o.
the face.
1t went in in the left cheek and was TAX
en- out behind the left ear. Is that the way
of it? l did not say it was taken out be
: hind | said somewhere behind there.
Somewhere back of the left ear? Yes
sir. | am just telling you what l think.
think the ball ranged up and then turned
: down. In fact | heard the doctor say so.
The wound in the stomach went nearl,
} through the body2 Except through thu
! skin. The skin was all.
On which side of the spinal column wa
it extracted? / could not say, sir.
CHARLES FITZGERALD FOR THE STATE,
SWORN:
| Where do you live, Mr.. Fitzgerald?
live on Capitol street, the other side of tn,
: bridge.
What is your age? Thirty years.
II What is you occupation? AT present
am a railway postal clerk.
Did You know Roderick Gambrell in hi
t life timer Yes, sir.
| T. he lviur or daod7 naad
f Where did he die? understand that h,
died at his fathers house.
In the city of Jackson? Yes, sir
Do you remember the night on which h,
was killed. Yes sir.
Where were YOU at the time? At home
| Where is your home with reference to thu
bridge on Capitol street? l should judg'
that it was about $50 yards IVES
of the bridge on the north side of Capito
q, street.
Are you speaking of your residence Of
place of business? | am speaking of my
, residence.
Did you hear any shooting that night?
did.
Tell the court all you know in regard t.
the killing. what you did. what you heard
and what you saw2 Well, on that night
was sitting in my room and heard the re.
port of fire arms. one single shot; i'm
mediatelv following that shot | heard a
distressing cry. Icould not at the time say
whether it was murder" or ooh, God' bu1
; | heard the cry distinctly.
|, After the first shot? Immediately after
/ the first shot | heard that. After that
, started and got ont to the front door on the
. hail and there was perfect velley after
that. / could not say in what order they
eame-it sounded like perfect volley.
From the direction of the bridge? Yes,
, sir
/ You heard the vollev of shotsl Yes, sir
|, Can YOU tell the number of shots you
heard, Mr.. Fitzgerald? No, sir, 1 could NOT
saw.
Tell the court to the best Of your knowledge
the impression made upon you by the firing,
: as to the number Of shots and as to whether
they could have been fred from two pistols
or not Tell the best OF your knowledge as
to the number of shots and the impression
they made on your organs of hearing? Well.
| sir. the impression made on me at the time
was this: that it would be impossible for two
men to take pistol each and make that
much noise with two pistols.
i What did you do them / proceeded to
| the place where heard the reperts from
When you got there who did YOU seer
Well, when I got there on the bridge did
not see soul on the bridge. 1t was bright
moonlight night. the moon was nearly full.
| and there was not cloud in the sky I
did not see a soul on the bridge when got
there, but when / got there I sort of raised
Gambrell up and asked him Who shot him.
, repeated the question two or three times;
| nv back was sorter turned TO the east-not
EXACTLY east or west, but that was about the
!. position. | repeated the question to Gam
| brell two or three times, when / saw he was
mortality wounded and unconscious. When
had repeated the question two or three
, times, | heard voice from my kack say,
! "The damn fool opened FIRE upon me when
! was in my buggy, and got out and shot
him.
Was 1t Col. Hamilton said that. Yes, sir.